People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suffer with disturbing mental images and memories that cause stress and tension and make it difficult to concentrate on the here and now. The Mind-Body Workbook for PTSD presents a healing ten-week program that helps PTSD sufferers train their minds to focus on their bodies without distraction. Using this method, readers can short-circuit painful memories and symptoms of PTSD.
This workbook teaches mind-body techniques drawn from biofeedback, progressive muscle relaxation, autogenic training, meditation, cognitive behavioral therapy, and hypnosis. These techniques, taught through short, simple mindfulness writing exercises, help readers bring forward traumatic thoughts and flashbacks and come to terms with rumination and stress.
Stanley H. Block, MD, is adjunct professor of psychiatry at the University of Utah School of Medicine, and a board-certified psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. He is a consultant on the medical staff at US Army and Veterans Administration Hospitals. He lectures and consults with treatment centers worldwide, and is coauthor of Mind-Body Workbook for Stress, Mind-Body Workbook for PTSD, Mind-Body Workbook for Anger, and Come to Your Senses. He and his wife, Carolyn Bryant Block, live in Copalis Beach, WA. Find out more about his work online at www.mindbodybridging.com.